108 GUILDFORD STREET LTD
💤Zombieactive
07981503 · ltd · incorporated 2012-03-08
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
—
year to Mar 2025
Net worth
£4.9k
book net assets
Opportunity
78/100
Strong
What this business does
Primary activity: Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Sector: Real estate
Investor take
PursueAsset-holding vehicle with a 72-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.
Opportunity 78/100 (strong), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (68/100, director aged 72). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Broaden director team. Sole director creates succession risk and reduces buyer comfort. Appoint a second director or strong #2. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (73/100).
Data confidence
Overall: medium (79/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
6 officers (1 active, 6 linked, 5 with DOB)
87
Ownership & PSC
2 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
1 connected companies via shared directors
48
Filing history
46 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
🔒Estimated company valuation
Sector-multiple EBITDA, turnover, and NAV-proxy valuation range with confidence tier — derived from extracted iXBRL financials.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Opportunity Score
78/100Strong
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Solid opportunity signal. Worth a dedicated memo and management meeting.
Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
70
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Signals from accounts
Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102Positive net assets
Net assets £4,939
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
£5k
↑ 155% YoY
Current Assets
£5k
↑ 65% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
|---|---|---|
| Total assets | £4.9k | £1.9k |
| Current assets | £4.9k | £3.0k |
| Debtors | £4.9k | £3.0k |
| Net assets | £4.9k | £1.9k |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
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See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
0
filings
Last 180 days
3
filings
- • 1 confirmation-statement
- • 1 officers
- • 1 accounts
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (29 events)Click to expand
- 2026-01-05📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2025-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-11-18➖JONES, Diana Susan resigneddirector
- 2024-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-10➖CABENCINHAS-DYER, Nicholas William resigneddirector
- 2023-05-10📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2023-04-02📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2022-12-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-21➕CABENCINHAS-DYER, Nicholas William appointeddirector
- 2022-10-21📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2021-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-15📄accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entityaccounts · AA
- 2021-03-15📄notification-of-a-person-with-significant-controlpersons-with-significant-control · PSC01
- 2019-12-30📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-12-17📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2019-12-04➕JONES, Diana Susan appointeddirector
- 2018-12-18📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2018-12-12➖JONES, Michael Raymond resigneddirector
- 2018-12-12📄termination-director-company-with-name-termination-dateofficers · TM01
- 2018-12-07📄appoint-person-director-company-with-name-dateofficers · AP01
- 2018-12-07📍change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · AD01
- 2018-11-29➕JONES, Michael Raymond appointeddirector
- 2018-11-29➖POWELL, Sean resignedsecretary
- 2018-11-29➖GOUBEL, Patrick resigneddirector
- 2018-11-29➕JONES, Michael Raymond appointeddirector
- 2012-03-08🏢Company incorporatedAs 108 GUILDFORD STREET LTD
- 2012-03-08➕POWELL, Sean appointedsecretary
- 2012-03-08➕GOUBEL, Patrick appointeddirector
Owner dependency
90/100
Critical — business is the founderThe business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.
FACTORS
- +Sole director: Only one active director — all governance concentrated on one person.
- +Founder age: Director aged approximately 72 — succession pressure is live.
Succession & seller-readiness
75/100
Likely off-market candidateStrong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.
SIGNALS
- primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 72 years old. Natural succession window is now.
- primarySole active director: Only one director in control. No visible successor — buyers solve the succession problem.
Red flags
cleanNo red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)
Shareholders & ownership
2 active beneficial owners · dominant holder ≥75%| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Michael Raymond Jones Individual · British · DOB 03/1964 · age 62 | 75–100% | 75–100% | board control75-100% shares · 75-100% voting · board control | 29/03/2018 |
Mr Michael Raymond Jones Individual · British · DOB 03/1954 · age 72 | 25–50% | 25–50% | board controlsig. influence25-50% shares · 25-50% voting · board control · significant influence · firm interest | 01/03/2021 |
1 historic (ceased) PSC
- Mr Patrick Goubelceased 29/11/2018· 25-50% shares
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
🔒Co-director network graph
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Peers ranked by estimated value, then turnover, then opportunity score.See all →
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2012-03-08
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC68320 — Management of real estate on a fee or contract basis
Registered office
1 Horsell Court
Stepgates
Chertsey
Surrey
KT16 8HY
United Kingdom
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-12-26
Last: 2025-12-12
Officers (1 active · 5 resigned)
JONES, Michael Raymond→
Activedirector · ~72y · appointed 2018-11-29
View their other companies + combined net worth →
POWELL, Sean→
Resignedsecretary · appointed 2012-03-08 · resigned 2018-11-29
CABENCINHAS-DYER, Nicholas William→
Resigneddirector · ~42y · appointed 2022-10-21 · resigned 2023-05-10
GOUBEL, Patrick→
Resigneddirector · ~60y · appointed 2012-03-08 · resigned 2018-11-29
JONES, Diana Susan→
Resigneddirector · ~73y · appointed 2019-12-04 · resigned 2025-11-18
JONES, Michael Raymond→
Resigneddirector · ~62y · appointed 2018-11-29 · resigned 2018-12-12
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Recent filings (46 total)
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-01-05
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2026-01-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-12-29
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-01-17
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-12-30
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-01-16
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-12-30
termination-director-company-with-name-termination-date
officers · TM01
2023-05-10
change-registered-office-address-company-with-date-old-address-new-address
address · AD01
2023-04-02
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2023-02-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2022-12-29
appoint-person-director-company-with-name-date
officers · AP01
2022-10-21
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2022-01-19
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2021-12-30
accounts-with-accounts-type-micro-entity
accounts · AA
2021-03-15